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Hi Brenda,
There is most definitely concern about the mercury in the fluorescent lights. However, when you compared the minimal amount of mercury in the lights to the amount of energy they save, they are still more efficient.
Many local councils have collection bins / or sites where you can safely dispose your lights once they can be no longer be used. I recommend that you contact your local council for more information.
Thanks!
Is there any concern over the mercury in these bulbs or how we are supposed to dispose of them or recycle.
Is there any concern over the mercury in these bulbs or how we are supposed to dispose of them or recycle.
Hey Linh,
Excellent cause! I've now changed 29 of mine in my house - every light bulb that can be changed has been!
If you really want to change your bulbs but it's too expensive or too much trouble, check out these guys:
http://www.greenalliance.com.au
If you live in NSW or ACT they'll come change your light bulbs over FOR FREE!
I'd highly recommend it to everyone in this group.
Keep spreading the good word!
Hey Linh,
Excellent cause! I've now changed 29 of mine in my house - every light bulb that can be changed has been!
If you really want to change your bulbs but it's too expensive or too much trouble, check out these guys:
http://www.greenalliance.com.au
If you live in NSW or ACT they'll come change your light bulbs over FOR FREE!
I'd highly recommend it to everyone in this group.
Keep spreading the good word!
This might be a very basic question but maybe someone can enlighten me... Should I get rid of the old "high-energy" bulbs and replace them with flourescent low-energy bulbs even if the old ones haven't burned out? It seems like a waste to do so but then again some of my old bulbs never seem to burn out and I've kept the low-energy bulbs in the cubbard for ages now without being able to get rid of the old high-energy ones. This is a bit like the question about getting rid of the old highly polluting car in order to get a new hybrid car or whatever, I've read that it's actually better to "use up" the old one before getting a new. Does the same apply for bulbs as well? I can't say that the question keeps me awake at night but it does bother me a bit...
This might be a very basic question but maybe someone can enlighten me... Should I get rid of the old "high-energy" bulbs and replace them with flourescent low-energy bulbs even if the old ones haven't burned out? It seems like a waste to do so but then again some of my old bulbs never seem to burn out and I've kept the low-energy bulbs in the cubbard for ages now without being able to get rid of the old high-energy ones. This is a bit like the question about getting rid of the old highly polluting car in order to get a new hybrid car or whatever, I've read that it's actually better to "use up" the old one before getting a new. Does the same apply for bulbs as well? I can't say that the question keeps me awake at night but it does bother me a bit...
Check out EarthLab's Earth Day Challenge cause and Stop Global Warming Cause! Join the causes then see how many of your friends you can get to join. Click the links below to join. Let’s see if we can get a million people to join in 2008!
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Check out EarthLab's Earth Day Challenge cause and Stop Global Warming Cause! Join the causes then see how many of your friends you can get to join. Click the links below to join. Let’s see if we can get a million people to join in 2008!
Stop Global Warming cause: http://apps.facebook.com/causes/83180
Earth Day Challenge cause: http://apps.facebook.com/causes/76247
CHeck out the campaign to have 1,000,000 Australians turn off standby Energy. Stop the need for another power station!
www.standbysaturday.com.au
CHeck out the campaign to have 1,000,000 Australians turn off standby Energy. Stop the need for another power station!
www.standbysaturday.com.au
Did you know that if it weren't for patent laws, and the oppression they bring, the CFL would have been on the market shortly after 1976?
But the genius who invented them, Ed Hammer, had the misfortune of being a GE employee. GE, the same company that makes a killing selling power plants to strapped municipalities who need more kilowatts. The CFL bulb would cut into GE's plant sales in a very serious way. So they repressed it with bullshit and lies, told Ed that it would be too weak, too expensive to retool, etc... they basically fucked the guy over for the full 20 years it would take to expire the patent.
The world suffered, the genius who invented got nothing significant for it, and GE kept selling pollution-belching power plants when we could have been conserving in a responsible yet convenient manner!!!
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Did you know that if it weren't for patent laws, and the oppression they bring, the CFL would have been on the market shortly after 1976?
But the genius who invented them, Ed Hammer, had the misfortune of being a GE employee. GE, the same company that makes a killing selling power plants to strapped municipalities who need more kilowatts. The CFL bulb would cut into GE's plant sales in a very serious way. So they repressed it with bullshit and lies, told Ed that it would be too weak, too expensive to retool, etc... they basically fucked the guy over for the full 20 years it would take to expire the patent.
The world suffered, the genius who invented got nothing significant for it, and GE kept selling pollution-belching power plants when we could have been conserving in a responsible yet convenient manner!!!
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November, 2005
18 bulbs changed
Sask, Canada
Age 25 (23 at the time)
Single Family Bungalow
Two adults, three children
Reason: I wanted to prove to my husband that being more environmentally friendly doesn't need to cost more in the long run. We have saved about $30/mth in power costs for the past 27 months, which far outweighs the initial cost to replace the bulbs!!